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President Trump's Question About the Civil War Was Answered by Abraham Lincoln in 1865
By Lily Rothman
These States Are Celebrating Confederate Memorial Day
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The Other Side of Confederate Memorial Day
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It has a tragic backstory
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Russian officials deny involvement in the attack that killed at least 20 people
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By Rachel Lowry
September 13, 2016
How Psychology Made the Brexit Vote Inevitable
The U.K.'s vote to leave the E.U. was as much an emotional decision as a political one
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June 24, 2016
How the World's Longest-Running Civil War Ended
'The war has basically stopped'
By John Otis/Bogota
June 23, 2016
Why You Probably Hadn't Heard the Real 'Free State of Jones' Story Before
One historian contends that this slice of history was deliberately hidden
By Lily Rothman
June 23, 2016
What You Still Don't Know About Abolitionists
When most people think of the end of slavery, they think of Lincoln. But we must recall the place of the enslaved themselves in that story
By Manisha Sinha
June 17, 2016
See Early Photos of the Aftermath From the Attack on Fort Sumter
The battle began the Civil War 155 years ago. After the bombardment, the photographers arrived
By Lily Rothman
April 12, 2016
Witness the Palmyra We Can Never Get Back
A photographer’s images of Palmyra become witnesses to an archeological treasure
By Rachel Lowry
April 7, 2016
The Problem With Maryland's State Song
The song is not just pro-Confederate, it’s dissident
By Christian McWhirter / History News Network
March 28, 2016
How a Woman Won the Medal of Honor 150 Years Before She Could Serve in Combat
For Women's History Month, meet the first female recipient of that national honor
By Erin Blakemore
March 1, 2016
Confronting the Future of New Orleans' Confederate Past
The urge to hide the most painful reminders of the past is understandable, but what are the effects of doing so?
By James C. Cobb
January 14, 2016
Witness Somalia's Resilience After Decades of War
A photographer shows a civil war-torn country that “resists and rises again.”
By Lucia De Stefani
January 14, 2016
How Eggnog (Almost) Changed the World
The Christmas drink set off a veritable riot
By Emelyn Rude
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